TANKO Habila, the father of the late Miss Mary Habila, the nurse who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), demanding the release of her remains for burial.
News Point Nigeria reports that Habila, accompanied by his wife, other family members and their lawyers, addressed journalists shortly after submitting the petition at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
Speaking after the family’s lawyer, the elder Habila expressed sadness that nearly two weeks after his daughter’s death, the Ebonyi State Police Command had yet to release her body to the family for burial.
According to him, the family is not interested in conducting an autopsy on the deceased.
He said: “As we are standing here, somebody can fall and die. It has happened. All we want is her body to be buried.”
The family’s latest move comes amid growing public interest in the circumstances surrounding the death of Miss Habila, who died at the residence of the Minister of Works in Ebonyi State. Authorities have maintained that investigations into the incident are ongoing.
